Inter will understand on Sunday, in the match against Como, whether the problems and difficulties of the last period are truly overcome. It will be a real test for Chivu's team after the good performance against Feyenoord. The indications in the Champions League have been positive but against Como it will be a very different match. And the Nerazzurri defense will be under observation: the 13 goals conceded are data to work on when facing the Como attack.
Alessandro Bastoni, who was disqualified in the Champions League, will be available again on Sunday at San Siro. The defender will certainly be on the pitch, while it remains to be assessed how much rest Chivu will decide to grant to some players. Spence should be confirmed as he did very well in Europe with Dimarco on the opposite flank. Pio Esposito and Thuram could still play in attack with Bonny always ready to take their place. Jones and Stones returned to the bench. Behind, in addition to Bastoni, Bisseck, Akanji and Spence could play.
And the rearguard will have to be very careful about the speed of Douvikas, the conclusions of Nico Paz, Baturina and Da Cuhna. Como is in a moment of exaltation, Inter will have to prove that they are still the strongest and the favorites for the title. Como have not won against Inter since 1985. Recent history is very different but even after their return to Serie A the Como players have never left San Siro and won a point. It is a positive streak that Inter does not want and cannot stop. Every year Como grows but the Nerazzurri must prove they are worthy of being at the top of Serie A.
And after the defeat in the derby, Chivu's team must end the fiery month of October in the best possible way to arrive at the break with a positive balance. Upon returning to close the month of October, there will be Atalanta, Stuttgart and then Genoa. But it will also be the time for recovery, Captain Lautaro will return and many will recover their best condition. Last effort, Sunday, to impose himself again.
Como at San Siro to break the last taboo
If this is really a championship challenge, the pitch will tell. But certainly for Como, playing against Inter is still a special test, regardless of the moment and what happened this week with the sensational victory on the Lens pitch. Because by breaking record after record, Como still lacks one goal, managing to take even just one point away from Inter. It is the only team against which Cesc Fabregas has not yet managed to collect even one point in the two Serie A seasons.
And if there is a moment in which to try it is precisely this, given the magical phase that Como is experiencing. Six consecutive victories between the championship and Champions League just at the moment in which the journey became more intense, with a match every three days, and the list of injured players became longer. Beyond the show the other night in France, Como's performance is truly at the top.
Fabregas' curiosity about how much and how his team would be able to cope with these new rhythms was satisfied beyond all expectations.
And the enthusiasm with which Como will take to the field at San Siro is at the highest levels, the ideal condition to face one of the most difficult matches of the season. The score was left unsolved in the semi-final of the Italian Cup, when Como, after drawing at home in the first leg, managed to take a 0-2 lead on the return leg in Milan, with Inter then turning the game around in the last few minutes to win and reach the final. And Como these days has the desire and ability to close that account. Fabregas is still missing several players in attack: Diao and Kean are missing, and Rodriguez and Addai are also out of action. The only one who could return to the squad is Chalobah in defence. But they are not obstacles that seem to be able to stop this Como.
